Swing.



M. E. BEST.

SWING. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1907.

900, 49, V Patented Oct. 6,1908.

MILTON E. BEST, OF LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

swine.

No. 900,643. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

Application filed June 1, 1907. Serial No. 376,8t3l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON E. BEST, ,a citizen of the United States of America, residin at Lewisburg, in the county of Union and tate of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in. Swings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to swings, and one of the principal objects of the same is'to provide a swing which will operate by the natural movements of the body and limbs of the occupant of the swing.

Another object of the invention is to provide a swin consistingof a slatted back and seat pivotal ly connected to ether, and said back and seat being ivotally connected to an arm upon each side to which the swing ropes are attached so that the natural movements ofthe body of the occupant of the swing allow a change of position of body and will 0 crate the swing.

Stil another object of the invention is to provide a detachable foot rest which can be connected to the swing seat and arms to propel the swing, and give comfort to the occupant, I

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fi 'ure 1is a side elevation of a swing provide with a foot rest which may be readily connected to the swing. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the manner of connecting the detachable foot rest to a swing.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more particular description of my in- "v'onrion, the numeral '1 designates the curved side bars of the back connected by slats 2, and 3 are the side bars of the seat pivotally connected at 4 to the. side bars 1 of theback, and said scat being provided with cross slats 5. The arms 6 are pivotally connected at 7 to brackets 8 securely fixedto the side bars 1 of be back by means of suitable bolts 9.

Pivotally connected to the side bars 3 of the seat are the levers 21, said levers being pivoted upon a rod 11 extending from one side bar 3 to the other, said rod extending through said side bars and levers and being threaded tor the reception of nuts.

Secured to the ends of thelevers 21 are spaced brackets or plates 23, and between t e upper ends of the lates 23 the arms 6 are ivoted, as ate-24. he swing is suspended by ropes or cables 15 which may be provided with snap hooks 16 connected to screw eyes 17 secured to the arms 6. The bars-l9 may be connected to the side bars 3 of the seat by a brace rod 25 which is connected to the foot rest 18 at one end and to the bars 3 at the upper end and fitted with a bolt and nut 26, while the bar 21 may be connected to the foot Fig. 2. The brace rod 25 serves two purposes, roviding a bracefor the bar 19 and pivota points for the side bars 3 and the foot rest 18.

By depressing the foot lever 18 the swing may be actuated, aswill be understood, by the natural movements of the body, and add comfort to the user.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a swing made in accordance with my inven tion is comparatively simple in construction; is light in. weight, will fold within a small compass, will allow any reclining position deand will actuate by the natural movements of the body of the user.

Havin thus fully. described the invention, what is c aimed as new is A swing comprising a back, a seat pivoted to the back, brackets extendingiorward from the bark, arms pivoted to said brackets, a foot rest, bars pivotally connected .to the foot rest upon op osite sides thereof, said the leg rest being pivotally connected at one end to the seat and at the other end to the bent ends connected tothe foot rest and to the seat.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILTON E. BEST.

Witnesses:

J. G. APP, Gammon G. APP.

rest 18 by means of, a bracket 27, as shown in sired, taking those positions automatically,

here being pivotal y connected to the seat,

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